Camp Seawood - Portsmouth, NH

Camp Seawood is located on 38 acres of forest and wetlands. Ranger's Roost is a winterized two-story building which can accommodate 16 and is heated with an oil furnace. There are seven units, each with a screened Adirondack shelter, picnic table and two fire pits. The units are serviced by latrines, a central fire circle with bleacher seating and a pavilion. One unit, Sandpiper, is handicapped accessible.

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Facilities

Winterized Lodges:
There are two lodges: Thaxter and Ranger’s Roost. Thaxter Lodge has bunk beds (for sleeping up to 16 total), a kitchen with electric stove and refrigerator, and year-round running water. The building is heated by a propane furnace. Please DO NOT USE the fireplace or wood cook-stove.

Ranger’s Roost sleeps up to 16 total on bunkbeds in the upstairs carpeted sleeping loft. There is a full kitchen, tables and chairs, TV/VCR, showers and flush toilets. The bathroom in Ranger’s Roost is also used by those staying in Thaxter Lodge.

Camping facilities:
7 units, each with a large screened Adirondack shelter, picnic tables, and fire pits. Shelters sleep up to 10-12 Girl Scout Brownies or 5-10 older girls. There are central pit latrines. Drinking water is available May 1 - October 31. There is space in each unit area for you to pitch any tents you may wish to bring. A pavilion with electricity may be rented separately. Sandpiper unit is a barrier-free unit and wheelchair accessible.

Program Possibilities

Local Attractions

Portsmouth, NH Strawberry Banke - step over the threshold of history to life in New Hampshire's oldest seacoast neighborhood. Experience life from the late 1600s to the 1950s in this neighborhood known as Puddle Dock. The site, known today as Strawbery Banke Museum, offers a glimpse into the everyday lives of everyday people who called this area home for nearly four centuries. Isles of Shoals Steamboat Company - scenic boat trips for dinner, educational and party cruises.